Prerequisites:
- You have a license (one for each host) and
- You have downloaded the
FIPS 140-2 distribution ZIP file from the
Niagara Community to your Supervisor PC.
- Acquire and install a license with the "
fips140-2" feature.
NOTE: FIPS-compliant passwords are required to be at least 14 characters in length. In
Niagara 4.6 and later, when
Workbench is started in FIPS mode and detects a non-compliant passphrase, it prompts you to change your passphrase to be FIPS-compliant.
To ensure your FIPS mode supervisor is functioning properly, you should:
- Set the system passphrase to a 14 character or longer passphrase. This can be done via a platform connection to the supervisor
and using the System Passphrase command in Platform Administration.
- Set the Supervisor’s platform user’s password to a 14–character or longer password.
NOTE: When running in FIPS mode, you will be able to run only FIPS stations.
- Restart
Workbench.
The
FIPS 140-2 certified providers will now be used on your local platform and supervisor.